#aa5abc

Color #aa5abc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 14.19 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aa5abc

RGB

rgb(170, 90, 188)

HSL

hsl(289, 42.2%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289, 52.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(51.26, 47.9, -38.12)

LCH

lch(51.26, 61.22, 321.49)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1645, 320.01)

HWB

hwb(289, 35.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cbc5a

Analogous

#795abc

#aa5abc

#bc5a9d

Triadic

#aa5abc

#bcaa5a

#5abcaa

Split-complementary

#aa5abc

#9dbc5a

#5abc79

Tetradic

#aa5abc

#bc5a6c

#6cbc5a

#5abcaa

Square

#aa5abc

#bc795a

#6cbc5a

#5a9dbc

Shades

Color #aa5abc mixed toward black.

#9343a5

#753684

#582863

#3b1b42

#1d0d21

Tints

Color #aa5abc mixed toward white.

#b876c7

#c691d2

#d4addd

#e3c8e9

#f1e4f4

Tones

Color #aa5abc mixed toward gray.

#a562b4

#a06aac

#9a72a3

#957b9b

#908393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eab · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#9298a6 · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#a79b98 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa5abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa5abc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#aa5abc (#aa5abc) is rgb(170, 90, 188) in RGB.

No, #aa5abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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